Exploring the Endocrine System - Brookwood High School 》 ….doc

Exploring the Endocrine System Name________________________Per____ Gross Anatomy Anterior pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, pancreas, thymus, pineal, ovaries, testes, posterior pituitary Histology Observe a slide of gland tissue using a compound light microscope. Draw, color, and label the nucleus. Name of slide_____________________ Magnification_____ Hormone Flip Chart Create a flip chart to help you learn hormones. For each of the following glands/tissue, identify the hormone secreted (know name, abbreviation, and alternate name, if applicable) and the function of the hormone on your chart. Hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, kidney, ovary, placenta, testes, pineal, thymus, pancreas, parathyroid, heart, GI tract Hormones in the Menstrual Cycle and Pregnancy What is HCG? Is hcG secreted by a pregnant woman or her child? HCG suppresses some reactions of the immune system. What adaptive advantage does this have? How is LH secretion regulated? What effects does the changing blood levels of this hormone have? Compare the roles of LH and HCG. Hormones Match the hormone, structure, or hormone disorder with its description. There may be more than 1 answer. Some choices will be used more than once. Estrogen Oxytocin Prostaglandins Dwarfism Glucocorticoids Neurohypophysis Gonadotropin Hypothalamus PTH Steroid T4 Pancreas ADH Cretin Progesterone nonsteroid calcitonin LH Thyroid T3 FSH Anterior pituitary PGE Adrenal gland somatotropin  A lipid molecule similar to a hormone hormone from this gland stimulates the production of glucocorticoids abnormal function could result in abnormally low metabolic rate activates vitamin D causes ejection of milk into mammary ducts class of hormones derived from cholesterol and other lipids class of hormones that normally cannot enter the cells; made from amino acids determines the developments of gender during early development (2 answers) gland that has both endocrine and exocrine functions and secretes insulin h